Chibitronics’ Paper Circuits Online Series is back again! We have created a 7-part series that takes you from lighting up your first drawing to adding code to your artwork and making your art interactive! Find out more about each session and how to register below. Session Dates: September 15 – October 27, 2021Session Times: Wednesdays […]
Light-Up Whirlybird / Paper Helicopter
Introduction In this tutorial, you’ll learn to make a light-up paper helicopter. Contents Materials & ToolsDirectionsBonusTips, Tricks & Callouts This paper toy spins as it flies! Topics paper, LED, flying toys, simple circuits Template Materials LED Circuit Stickers (3) Conductive Fabric Tape Coin Cell Battery Binder Clip (battery holder) Thick printer paper or cardstock Tools […]
Paper Circuits Online Series is Back! June 2 to July 14
Our Paper Circuits Online Series is back! We have created Eventbrite classes that provide 7 evenings that take you from lighting up your first drawing to adding code to your artwork and making your art interactive! Session Dates: June 2 – July 14, 2021Session Times: Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm eastern Event Schedule: Part 1: […]
Paper Circuits Online Workshop Series
If you’re ready to jump in now, we have created Eventbrite classes that provide 7 evenings that take you from lighting up your first drawing to adding code to your artwork and making your art interactive! Session Dates: April 7 – May 19, 2021Session Times: Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm eastern Event Schedule: Part 1: […]
Paper Circuits with Chibitronics on Outschool
Chibitronics is on Outschool! Outschool is a platform that offers live online classes where kids can interact with teachers, in small groups, in a variety of subject areas. Chibitronics is excited to join and offer a new way for kids and parents to engage with us! We’ll be offering our first course, a one-time 60-minutes […]
Craft Guide
Use this handy guide to find the right tutorial for your project and get started with paper circuits! You can also visit our blog and Youtube for more. Craft bloggers, we’d love to hear from you! Contact us to share your tutorial. Introductory Tutorials Getting Started with Copper Tape 5 Ways to Make Paper Battery […]
Craft a Holiday Greeting with Love to Code
Happy holidays from team Chibi! Our intern, Shicheng Lim (@caligomartia on Instagram), designed a fun color-in, light-up holiday card template activity so you can craft your own holiday greeting using Love to Code! Anyone with the Love to Code Starter Kit will have the electronic parts to do this project. If you want to purchase the […]
Crafted face illustration with effect sticker
Hi Everyone, I would like to share this new project that I made using Fade Effect Sticker and LEDs. Effect Stickers are pre-programmed stickers that make the LEDs light-up in different patterns, depending on which sticker you choose: blink on and off, fade in and out, pulse in a heartbeat, and twinkle like a star. […]
Educator & Lesson Spotlight: Illuminated Heart Boxes With Catie Nasser
Illuminated Heart Boxes In today’s post we are honored to have Catie Nasser sharing her Illuminated Heart Boxes, an origami project that students of many ages may enjoy (with varying levels of scaffolding). Catie Nasser is a tech-savvy K-6 art educator who dabbles in a variety of creative pursuits, ranging from papercutting, printmaking, paper engineering, […]
Chibitronics & CodeJoy Partner Up to Support Teachers & Schools
Play, Magic , & a New Partnership Collaborative Post by Amanda Jeane Strode & the Chibitronics Team Welcome to this special conversation between Jie Qi, CEO of Chibitronics, Shiela Lee, Head of Education at Chibitronics, and Amanda Jeane Strode, Director of Learning at CodeJoy. In this blog, we bring together these innovative educators to discuss […]
10 Tricks for Altering the Look of Light
10 Tricks for Altering the Look of Light Experimentation and play are the best methods for discovering transformative ways to control and create with light — in order to visibly alter its look! The projects below showcase a diverse selection of experiments and ideas to help you get started! Here are 10 transformative ways to […]
Meet the Maker: April Capalungan (APRL)
A Peek into APRL’s Paper Playground Today’s spotlight is on April Capalungan, a contemporary paper folder and visual storyteller who embraces experimentation and play to create stunning, thought-provoking art. Singled out in 2023 by the Moveable Book Society for her pop-up book, A Tail’s Tale, April’s creative journey continues to evolve. Meticulous, detailed, and intensely […]